Riot and unrest over corn laws strike the north Midlands
A prolonged, violent disturbance unfolds as masters cut wages 20 to 25 percent amid low trade, driving workers to march on Dudley and Wolverhampton. Authorities deploy Enniskillen and Worcestershire yeomanry, fight clashes, rescue executives, and arrest ringleaders while Chartists urge a peaceful deputation to negotiate terms.
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Rowleygis
Lyme Regis
Samuel Lewis
Netherton
Lewis
Dudley
Rene
Jones
Cox
Dudley Arms
Badger
Wolverhampton
Bennett
Yeomanry Cavalry
Richard Cornelius Cartwright
C. Molineux
Birmingham
Ingram
Davidson
Enniskillen
Burgess
Ferrand
Rowley Regis
Westbromwich
Cradley
Lie Waste
Halesowen
Latgat Panthuans
Duplyx
Stourbridge
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Romley
Cradeley
Enniskillen Dragoons
Oldbury
Kidderminster
Bromsgrove
Himley
Worcester
Ennis- Killens
Brierley-hill
Edgemenabee
Condey
Yorkshire
Duptry
Staffordshire Yeomanry
Thinley
Lord Lyttleton
Clive
Worcestershire Yeomanry
Thorntow
Disturbances in Staffordshire and Hawarden Nickel Strike Fallout
Reports describe mob action surrounding T Par esquire and tense labor unrest in Dudley and Hawarden. Nailers strike and master concessions surface amid military presence. observers warn of further trouble unless wage demands are settled. Incendiary fires and food relief protests add to widespread upheaval across Midlands and Wales.
France News: Humann Dies in Cabinet While Signing Papers
Foreign intelligence reports M Humann minister of finance died at noon on Monday after suffering apoplexy in his cabinet. He was signing official papers when death struck. Funeral of Marshal Moncey held at the Invalids with military honors. France readies steam frigate Gomez and aims to standardize West Indies and Spanish Main packet service. In Madrid, M Marliani denounces France while Pageot’s mission draws fire. Spanish deputies condemn, Marliani’s proposition fails. Three Percents quoted at 228 cash and 284 at 60 days.
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M. Humann
Marshal Moncey
Church of the Invalids
M. Pageot
France
Madrid
Augsburg
Berlin
St. Petersburgh
Paris
Vienna
Austria
Spain
Don Carlos
M. Bertin de Veaux
Journel Des Débats
Chamber of Deputies
Courrier Francais
Gomez
Rochefort
West Indies
M. Saladin
Finance Department
West India Islands
Port Royal
Martinique
M. Hippolyte Passy
M. Passy
Marshal Soult
M. Guizot
M. Lacave Laplagne
Guadaloupe
Bourbon
M. Marliani
Marquis de Boissy
Senate
Messrs. Lasano
Gomez Becerra
Campuzano
Marliana
London
Duke de Glucksberg
M. Gonzales
M. Uzal
Annals of the Propagation of the Faith
Don Francisco de Paula
Portugal execution at Lisbon ends grim spectacle
In Lisbon on April 18 Mattos Lobo, who murdered three women and a boy, was led barefoot to the scaffold in a sunlit, crowded procession. Priests offered prayers as locals watched, and a sudden apoplexy felled him before death could claim him.
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Lispox
Mattos Lobo
Portugal
Brotherhood of Mercy
Lisbon
Diego Alves
Storm Rages Through The Metropolis Causing Major Damage
A fierce Sunday storm battered the metropolis and eastern suburbs with thunder and lightning. It damaged churches and homes, toppled chimneys, and left scattered wreckage from Limehouse to Hampstead. A Yorkshire vessel Royal Albert was struck but all aboard escaped injury. estimated damage runs to £60-£70.
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Wapping
Shadwell
Limehouse
All Saints’ Church
Poplar
East India Road
Seaward
Millwall
Stevens
New Gravel Lane
Limehouse Church
Bow
Stratford
Edmonton
Hampstead
Highgate
Holloway
Yorkshire
Royal Albert
Bow-creek
William Noble
Ratcliffe Highway
Natrona
Duncan
Philp
Ireland
Bartlett
F. O'Connor
Alr
Beesley
Bairstow
Freemason’s
Birkbeck
Lord Brougham
J. Russell
Dudley Stuart
Earl of
London
London University College
Lord Lyndhurst
J. G. Storie
Infant Oapuan Asylumm
London Tavern
Prince Albert
Duke of Wellington
Lord Ashley
Sutton
Bank of England
Alston
Farringdon-Street
Church of St. James
Clerkenwell
Farringdon Street
Wast-street
Smithfield
Fleet
Fleetditch
St. Bartholomew
Cow-cross
Metropolis
Metropolitan Anti Corn Law Association Meeting At Crown and Anchor
The annual meeting chaired by Mr Warbarton MP for Bridport drew notable figures including the Earl of Radnor Earl Kinnaird and Mr Villiers amid a small crowd. A long report criticized government policy on monopolies and corn restrictions while resolutions expressed discontent with the current course. The room was crowded but not full. The Protection of Home Females Society Dinner at London Tavern featured Mr B Bond Cabbell presiding. Over £900 was subscribed that evening including contributions to a building fund.
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Metropolitan Anticonn-Law Association
Crown and Anchor Tavern
Strand
Warbarton
Lnto M.P
Bridport
Earl of Radour
Earl Kinnaird
Villers
M.P
Hume
Ricardo
Bowring
Col. Thompson
S. Smith
Earls Radnor and Kinnaird
Mr. Villiers
Wilson
Beacon
M‘leod
Scobell
London Tavern
B. Bond Cabbell
Messrs
Stansbury
Blewitt
Huxley
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Building Fund
Recovered letters link to Wigney bankruptcy case at Brighton
Amid bankruptcy proceedings at Brighton, letters reveal attempted concealment of family items from Wigney and associates. Newton Wigney defends innocence, detailing plate and linen removals, a tin box, a waiter, and a glass, while denying concealment. Court notes mention publican Parfett and oyster-keeper Cheeseman suing over banknote changes.
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Wrevey
George Wigney
I. N. Wigney
George
Canotine W
Mr. Wigney
Wigney
London
Adelaide Terrace
Jones
Brighton
Henry Napper
West-street
Donaldson
Jeal
Sussex Express
Dover
Pratt
Lock-hill-lane
van Ambnurgh
Folkestone
Folkestone Hill
Ecclesfield
Gatty
Duke of Norfolk
Romance and tragedy thread Irish tea street tale and poison
In Prussia-street a young woman, courted by a presumed suitor, attempted suicide after family revelations of her lack of fortune. A separate Irish report describes a fatal poisoning at Kylebrack near Loughrea, where seven residents fell ill after shared gruel. several died, including a child, with an inquest delayed for further poison analysis. Further items discuss sheep imports, a St Patrick grave desecration, and a truck system trial in Oxfordshire.
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W. Fixon
Ridge
Sheffield Fris
Hastings
Osherman
White
ARS Monmouth
Dingestow
Monmouth
Eliza Hushes
Penrose
Maria Hughes
Bradwell Farm
Wolstanton
Prussia-street
Loughrea
Walsh
Kylebrack
Haigny
Michael
C. Farrell
Dalystown
Spa
Manin
Galicny
Dosis
Catrir
Dublin
Manchester
Cains
Messrs
Byean Whelan
St. Patrick
Down Recordr
Ballydagan
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Solieries
T. Pareter
J. Amery
Brest
Sangeton
Duptey
Best
Dipple
West Bromwich
Cooke
Chance
O'Neil
Lye Waste
Board of Guardians of the
Stourbridge Union
Poor Law Commissioners
Wican
Wigan
60Th Rifles
Bread v. Steel
Day
Hucking
Kent
W. Dansey
Denhead
Wiltshire
Messrs. Tasker
Havant
Chichester
Hawarden
North Wales
Stephen Glynne
Rigby and Hancock
Peto and Grissell
Staley
Leigh Rigby
Mr. Staley
River Dee
Queen's Ferry
Dee
Queen’'s Ferry
England
Mr. Leigh Rigby
Mr.Staley
Mr. Rigby
Measra
Rigby
Hancock
the Weekly Chronicle
Foreign Intelligence
Hgyat
Alexandria
Ghrist
Mehemet Ali
Minet-el-Gamk
Sharkie
Lower
Egypt
Georgia
United States
Pacha
Kosreff Pacha
Bocuos Joussouri
Menufié
Damietta
Rosetta
Shirigihad
Tarsus
Tahir Pacha
Joussouff Fala
Istinat
Briggs and Co
Mocha
Osman
Gedda
Constantinople
Porte
Osman Pacha
Mussulman
Beni Om
Athens
Turkey
the Metropolis
Thame
C. A. Sheppard
F. Bertie
Wm. Surman
Great Milton
Oxon
William Lovegrove
William J. Grove
William Surman
Surmé
Surman
Holley
Surnam
Hanesslevy
Haugh Hainersley
Hueseley Bru
Richard Holley
Thomas Richardson
Irv
Mr.Surman
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